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IMPROVEMENT DI ANIMAL TRAPS.

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T0 ALLl WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN:

Bc it known that I, H. MANSFIELD, of Warsaw, in the county of Kosciusko, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Rat-Trap; `and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and letters of reference marked thereon, making a. part of this description, in which- Figurel is an elevation of my trap.

Figure 2, a section taken transversely to lig. 1.

Figure 3, a. horizontal section taken through the central post above the cup, line z x.

The nature of my invention consists in the use of a rabbeted circular base, supporting a post,'having ou its top a pulley, to which is attached a cord, extending down into the dome of the trap, hooks for holding hait, and arranged so that a slight pull downward of the cord will trip a loop adjusted `in `a notch on the top of the pulley, and causeVA the dome to fall suddenly down on the rabbet of the basefand further, in arranging a bait-cup to slide upon tlie,cent1epost, and be operated y'by the cord which trips the loop, by which means rats will b'e caught either by pulling the bait or standing on the cup.

In order to give a correct understanding of my device, I will describe the various parts in detail.

F represents the common-dome of a wire trap, and is elevated or set at fig. 2, and shut at tig. 1, and has the commonl decoy door G, arranged in the usual manner. A is a hase or stand, having the rabbet Efor the rim of dome F to rest in when shut, and is important in keeping it in place, and rats from getting out underneath. Post B is rigidly attached to base A, and is made to guide the dome in its operation, and of such height as will allow the latter to be raised high enough for the rats to pass under. J is a pulley, supported by post B, and has notches K made in its periphery, for holding a loop, H, in position when the trap is set, and one of its arms is made to strike against a pin, n, put through fork m, und prevent pulley J from heilig turned in the wrong direction. A cord, I, is attached to pulley J at P, and extends into dome F, und is attached tohooks o, used to hold bait. Loop H is attached to the' top of dome F, and is arranged to swing easily outward, when and at the point shown by and having suitable tripped from notches K,'by means of cord I. Cup C is attached to thimble D, and made to slide on post B,

when the trap is being set or sprung,

' Operation. Y

The dome F must be raised up, and the loop H adjusted in notches K, as seen at Iig. 2, after which any suitable bait can Abe put on hooks o, and any tempting substance on cup C, and the trap will be sprung by pulling down hooks o, or bearing on cup C.

Having thus fully described my device, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

`The combination of thimbleD, cup C, cord I, pulley J, hooks o", loop H, and standard Bwhen constructed substantially as'and for the purpose set forth.

H. MANSFIELD.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. Grissom), WALTER Sco'r'r. 

